Cost of Living Comparison Between Sambalpur and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Sambalpur and Playa del Carmen

๐Ÿ™‚ Solo nomad: Sambalpur is 66.9% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 74.4% cheaper with rent.
๐Ÿ™‚ Family of 3: Sambalpur is 68% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 75.8% cheaper with rent.
Currency
๐Ÿฝ Eating Out
Sambalpur
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$2.4 โ‚น205
$11.73 MX$222
-79.54%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$8.75 โ‚น748
$41.52 MX$785
-78.93%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$2.38 โ‚น203
$10.57 MX$200
-77.48%
Cappuccino
$1.51 โ‚น129
$3.49 MX$65.9
-56.73%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.22 โ‚น18.75
$1.45 MX$27.33
-84.83%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$0.15 โ‚น13.22
$0.97 MX$18.33
-84.54%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$1.42 โ‚น122
$3.03 MX$57.2
-53.14%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.45 โ‚น295
$4.59 MX$86.8
-24.84%
๐Ÿ›’ Groceries & Markets
Sambalpur
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$0.55 โ‚น47.35
$1.42 MX$26.87
-61.27%
White Bread (500g)
$0.52 โ‚น44.76
$1.87 MX$35.43
-72.19%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$0.59 โ‚น50.7
$1.54 MX$29.2
-61.69%
Eggs
$0.99 โ‚น84.5
$2.6 MX$49.21
-61.92%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$3.63 โ‚น310
$8.32 MX$157
-56.37%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$1.76 โ‚น150
$8.54 MX$161
-79.39%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
-
$10.67 MX$202
-
Apples (1kg)
$2.2 โ‚น188
$2.66 MX$50.2
-17.29%
Banana (1kg)
$0.6 โ‚น51.5
$1.51 MX$28.5
-60.26%
Oranges (1kg)
$0.97 โ‚น82.8
$1.9 MX$35.87
-48.95%
Tomato (1kg)
$0.3 โ‚น26.04
$2.19 MX$41.45
-86.30%
Potato (1kg)
$0.38 โ‚น32.88
$1.78 MX$33.7
-78.65%
Onion (1kg)
$0.3 โ‚น25.97
$2.17 MX$41.05
-86.18%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.46 โ‚น39.6
$1.07 MX$20.14
-57.01%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.28 โ‚น23.66
$1.09 MX$20.53
-74.31%
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$4.09 โ‚น350
$4.17 MX$78.8
-1.92%
Wine (Bottle)
$5.37 โ‚น460
$8.75 MX$165
-38.63%
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.38 โ‚น118
$1.69 MX$31.91
-18.34%
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.04 โ‚น260
$2.53 MX$47.74
20.16%
Buffalo Round (or Equivalent Back Leg Red Meat) (1kg)
$6.92 โ‚น592
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๐ŸšŒ Getting Around
Sambalpur
Playa del Carmen
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.36 โ‚น30.94
$0.51 MX$9.59
-29.41%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$5.71 โ‚น488
$26.97 MX$510
-78.83%
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$1.13 โ‚น96.9
$3.25 MX$61.4
-65.23%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
-
$2.49 MX$47.01
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$2.34 โ‚น200
$3.22 MX$60.8
-27.33%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$0.98 โ‚น83.8
$1.26 MX$23.87
-22.22%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$9,197 โ‚น786.6K
$29.8K MX$564.1K
-69.18%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$19.7K โ‚น1.7M
$23.4K MX$442.5K
-16.02%
๐Ÿงพ Monthly Utilities & Internet
Sambalpur
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$36.75 โ‚น3,143
$84.2 MX$1,592
-56.36%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$3.36 โ‚น287
$22.8 MX$431
-85.26%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$5.67 โ‚น485
$30.04 MX$568
-81.13%
๐ŸŽ‰ Sport & Entertainment
Sambalpur
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$17.22 โ‚น1,473
$51.4 MX$972
-66.49%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$5.89 โ‚น504
$18.28 MX$346
-67.78%
Cinema Ticket
$3.41 โ‚น292
$4.97 MX$94.1
-31.39%
๐Ÿงธ Childcare & Education
Sambalpur
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$28.76 โ‚น2,460
$197 MX$3,719
-85.38%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$2,021 โ‚น172.8K
$5,254 MX$99.3K
-61.54%
๐Ÿ‘•๐Ÿ‘Ÿ Clothing & Footwear
Sambalpur
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$22.83 โ‚น1,953
$35.81 MX$677
-36.25%
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$29.24 โ‚น2,501
$39.43 MX$745
-25.84%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$52.5 โ‚น4,490
$80.9 MX$1,529
-35.11%
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$19.44 โ‚น1,663
$86.3 MX$1,631
-77.47%
๐Ÿ  Accommodation & Living
Sambalpur
Playa del Carmen
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$63.5 โ‚น5,427
$968 MX$18.3K
-93.45%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$40.79 โ‚น3,489
$478 MX$9,037
-91.47%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$175 โ‚น15K
$1,631 MX$30.8K
-89.27%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$121 โ‚น10.3K
$1,197 MX$22.6K
-89.90%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$1,069 โ‚น91.4K
$3,137 MX$59.3K
-65.92%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$605 โ‚น51.7K
$7,586 MX$143.4K
-92.03%
๐Ÿ’ต Salaries & Financials
Sambalpur
Playa del Carmen
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$286 โ‚น24.4K
$805 MX$15.2K
-64.50%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
8.33
11.42
-27.06%

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Last update for Sambalpur: November 3, 2025

Last update for Playa del Carmen: November 2, 2025

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